FRANCHITTI, DIXON LEAD OPENING PRACTICES AT NEW HAMPSHIRE

by | Aug 12, 2011 | IndyCar, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS

FRANCHITTI, DIXON LEAD OPENING PRACTICES AT NEW HAMPSHIRE

LOUDON, N.H. (Thursday, August 11, 2011) – Dario Franchitti and other IZOD IndyCar Series drivers have set their sights on the Indy car track record at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He had a quick lap of 21.5665 seconds (171.099 mph) on the 1.025-mile oval to top practice Aug. 11 for the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225.

The Indy car lap record is 21.466 seconds by Andre Ribeiro (Ana Beatriz’s manager) in qualifying on Aug. 19, 1995. The IZOD IndyCar Series track record is 21.719 seconds by Richie Hearn in 1996 – the first of three times the series raced at then-New Hampshire International Speedway.
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Eddie MacDonald and Joey Laquerre Take ACT Late Model Challenge Front Row at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

by | Aug 12, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS

ACT Tour RacingLoudon, NH – Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts and Joey Laquerre of East Montpelier, Vermont will sit on the front row in the first segment of the American Canadian Tour Late Model Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 13. MacDonald earned a +14 and Laquerre picked up a +11 in ACT’s unique plus/minus handicap system.
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LATE MODEL POINTS LEADER RYAN POSOCCO READY TO CHALLENGE FOR VICTORY IN AUG. 19 LATE MODEL 100 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY

by | Aug 12, 2011 | Connecticut, New Hampshire, Stafford

Stafford
LATE MODEL POINTS LEADER RYAN POSOCCO READY TO CHALLENGE FOR VICTORY IN AUG. 19 LATE MODEL 100 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With Stafford’s Late Models taking center stage on
Friday, August 19th with the 18th Annual Late Model 100, Late Model points
leader Ryan Posocco will be looking to add another extra distance title to
his resume. Posocco has enjoyed previous success in extra distance events,
winning 100 and 150 lap events in 2003 and winning the 100 lap event again
in 2006, but he has been shut out from victory lane in the extra distance
races since the 2006 victory. Posocco is hungry to once again win the
biggest Late Model race of the season and he is also looking to give his #48
Davidson Company team their first win in an extra distance event as well.
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